AW: two small problems with kde-cygwin

[Ralf Habacker]

Hi gene,

> i recently installed kde 3.1.1 on my w2k pc. overall,
> it works well aside from somewhat sluggish response --
> i guess it's time to upgrade to a faster processor.
>
> two small software-related problems:
>
> 1.  when i request for help from the toolbar icon, each item
>      in the contents panel of the help window is
>      repeated; i.e., the first few items read:
>               Welcome to KDE
>               Welcome to KDE
>               KDE user's manual
>               KDE user's manual
>               Application Manuals
>               Application Manuals
>                        etc.
I have noticed this sometime too, but currently have not idea where this is
caused by. It would be nice if someone could take a look at this.

>
>
> 2.  when i invoke the "maximal Desktop,"
>      an xterm window doesn't work properly
>      when invoked using "xterm &" from
>      a Konsole window; specifically, no text
>      gets displayed in the xterm, either when typed
>      from the keyboard or output from the OS. all
>      i see in the xterm is the cursor (without prompt),
>      which responds appropriately to line feeds.
>     strangely, this probem does NOT occur when
>     i employ the "minimal Desktop;"  in other words,
>     an xterm invoked from a Konsole window works
>     fine in minimal mode. is buying more memory the "cure?"
>
please compare the environment settings through the "set" command before
starting the xterm in the two cases if they are different. It may be that
the SHELL var points to a wrong shell.
case 1:
1. Start KDE complete
2. open konsole
3. enter set >set_case1.log

case 2:
1. Start KDE minimal
2. open konsole
3. enter set >set_case2.log

diff set_case1.log set_case2.log


BTW: Why are you using xterm when you can get konsole ?

Ralf